ALSTOM AWARDED 265 CRORES LANCO PROJECT IN SIKKIM

Rs. 265 crores Teesta VI hydro project for APIL




GANGTOK:12.jULY 2009

Alstom Projects India Ltd (APIL) yesterday announced that it has been awarded the Rs. 265 crores project of Lanco Infratech Ltd for installation of a new power plant on Teesta River in Sikkim.

The electricity output of this new 500 MW plant will be connected to the country’s power grid, informs a press release.

Within the scope of this contract, Alstom Hydro will supply 4 x 125 MW Francis turbines and generators, as well as the main inlet valves and control and protection systems. The contract also includes design, engineering, erection, testing and commissioning.

The order will be fully executed by Alstom’s hydro facility in Vadodara, India, with the project scheduled for completion by 2013.

“We are extremely proud to have received this prestigious order; which will help to meet the growing power demand in the country. India is an important market both in terms of local demand and as a manufacturing base for our global needs. This order consolidates Alstom’s leadership position in India’s Hydro sector; as we display our prowess of executing the full project locally”, said Emmanuel Colombier, Managing Director & Vice Chairman, APIL.

Among the hydropower plants Alstom is currently installing in India are Lower Jurala (6 x 40 MW Bulb & generators), Chamera (3 x 77 MW Francis and generators), Uri-II (4 x 60 MW Francis), Chuzachen (2 x 55 MW Francis) and Subansiri (8 x 250 MW Francis and generators).
It may be added here that APIL is a majority owned subsidiary company of Alstom SA France – the global leader in power generation and rail infrastructure.

In India since 1910, Alstom is one of the oldest companies in the country employing close to 4000 people with a software technology facility at Bengaluru, four manufacturing units (for Hydro in Vadodara, Boilers in Durgapur and Shahabad and for transport at Coimbatore).

Alstom in India offers a composite range of equipment and services related to power generation for utilities and industrial users, transportation systems covering traction, signalling and train control for the railways and energy management for a variety of industries. ALSTOM Projects India Ltd. has a turnover of Rs 2290 crore and is listed at BSE and NSE with one third of its shares held by the public.